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<p>In case you missed it <a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/FarCry-4-NVIDIA-Gameworks-and-hair-products-beasts">earlier this week</a>, Ubisoft revealed the PC system requirements needed to run Far Cry 4. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal and set to release on November 18th, Far Cry 4 is the latest action adventure FPS in the Far Cry series. The game uses Ubisoft&#39;s Dunia Engine II which is a heavily modified game engine originally based on Crytek&#39;s CryEngine 1 developed by Kirmaan Aboobaker. The player is a Nepalese native that returns to Kyrat, a fictional location in the Himalayas following the death of their mother only to become embroiled in a civil war taking place in an open world filled with enemies, weapons, animals, <em>and did I mention weapons</em>?</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/General-Tech/Far-Cry-4-Will-Require-Modest-PC-Hardware-and-Newer-Operating-Systems" class="inline-image-link" title="View: Far Cry 4 Kyrat Bow and Arrow.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-11-07/Far%20Cry%204%20Kyrat%20Bow%20and%20Arrow.jpg" alt="Far Cry 4 Kyrat Bow and Arrow.jpg" title="Far Cry 4 Kyrat Bow and Arrow.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="339" /></a></div></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><em>This bow is a far cry from the only weapon you&#39;ll have access to...</em></p>
<p>According to the developer, <a href="http://far-cry.ubi.com/en-us/home/">Far Cry 4</a> continues the tradition of an open world environment, but the game world has been tweaked from the Far Cry 3 experience to be a tighter and more story focused experience where the single player story will take precedence over exploration and romps across the mountainous landscape.</p>
<p>While I can not comment on how the game plays, it certainly looks quite nice, and will need a beefy modern PC to run at its maximum settings. Interestingly, the game seems to scale down decently as well, with the entry level computer needed to run Far Cry 4 being rather modest.</p>
<p>No matter the hardware level, only 64-bit operating systems need apply, Far Cry 4 requires the 64-bit version of Windows 7 or later to run. At a minimum, Ubisoft recommends a quad core processor (Intel i5 750 or AMD Phenom II X4 955), 4GB of memory, a Radeon 5850 or GTX 460, and 30GB of storage.</p>
<p>To get <a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/ubisoft_reveals_minimum_and_recommended_pc_specs_far_cry_4_2014">optimal</a> settings, users will need twice the system memory (at least 8GB) and video memory (at least 2GB), a newer quad core CPU such as the Intel i5-2400S or AMD FX-8350, and a modern NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X graphics card.</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/General-Tech/Far-Cry-4-Will-Require-Modest-PC-Hardware-and-Newer-Operating-Systems" class="inline-image-link" title="View: Far Cy 4 Mortar.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-11-12/Far%20Cy%204%20Mortar.jpg" alt="Far Cy 4 Mortar.jpg" title="Far Cy 4 Mortar.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="339" /></a></div></p>
<p>Anything beyond that is gravy that will allow gamers to crank up the AA and AF as well as the resolution.</p>
<p>Far Cry 4 will be available in North America on November 18, 2014 for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360. Following the North America release, the game is scheduled to launch in Europe and Australia on November 20th, and in Japan on January 22 of next year.</p>
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<p>Today Crytek revealed the system requirements for its upcoming FPS Crysis 3 game. The third installment in the nanosuit-wearing sandbox shooter series looks poised to take full advantage of the latest PC hardware, which hopefully means a return to Cyrtek&rsquo;s PC roots.</p>
<p class="rtecenter" style=""><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/General-Tech/Crysis-3-System-Requirements-Revealed-Can-Your-PC-Run-Crysis" class="inline-image-link" title="View: Crysis 3.png"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2012-12-03/Crysis%203.png" alt="Crysis 3.png" title="Crysis 3.png" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="339" /></a></div></p>
<p>On the low end, users will need to be running at least Windows Vista and have a system with a dual core processor, 2GB of RAM, and a DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB memory. From there, the game will scale to using at least a quad core processor, 8GB system RAM, and either a NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 graphics card for the high performance settings. There is no word on how (if?) the game will further be able to take advantage of multiple 7970/680 graphics cards in CrossFire/SLI to take the graphics to the extreme. Also, Crytek is not yet revealing details on graphical quality and what each of the specification tiers will get you in terms of graphics and framerate performance.</p>
<p>The full minimum, recommended, and high performance system requirements are listed below.</p>
<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px;" summary="Crysis 3 PC System Requirements">
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Crysis 3 PC System Requirements</caption>
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&nbsp;</td>
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<strong>Minimum</strong></td>
<td>
<strong>Recommended</strong></td>
<td>
<strong>Hi-Performance</strong></td>
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OS</td>
<td>
Windows Vista, 7, or 8</td>
<td>
Windows Vista, 7, or 8</td>
<td>
Windows Vista, 7, or 8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Graphics Card</td>
<td>
DirectX 11 GPU with 1GB memory</td>
<td>
DirectX 11 GPU with 1GB memory</td>
<td>
Latest DirectX 11 GPU</td>
</tr>
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<td>
Processor</td>
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Dual core</td>
<td>
Quad core</td>
<td>
Latest quad core</td>
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System memory</td>
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2GB (3GB on Vista)</td>
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4GB</td>
<td>
8GB</td>
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Example Processors</td>
<td>
Intel E6600 or AMD Athlon64 X2 5200</td>
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Intel i3-530 or AMD Phenom II X2 565</td>
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Intel i7-2600K or AMD FX4150</td>
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Example Graphics Cards</td>
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NVIDIA GTX 450 or AMD HD 5770</td>
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NVIDIA GTX 560 or AMD HD 5870</td>
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NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD HD 7970</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p>It is nice to see CryENGINE still being developed, and I look forward to it bringing my PC to its knees as it lies somewhere between the recommended and high performance requirements.</p>
<p>Are you excited for Crysis 3?</p>
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<p>I have to say that 2011 was a pretty good year for PC gaming. Sure, it wasn't without some drab moments; however the diamonds in the rough more than made up for it. Those gems are the PC games that especially stood out for being of quality stock and most of all were awesomely fun.</p>
<p>Skyrim and Battlefield 3 have received a good deal of attention and praise among the PC Per staff, but I'm going to toss the guys a curve ball and name <strong>Deus Ex: Human Revolution</strong> as my personal favorite <strong>PC Game of the Year 2011</strong>. Here's why!</p>
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<p>Well, first a bit of history. Growing up, I was always a big PC gamer (earliest game I remember is Digger on an actually floppy floppy disk), but somehow missed the first Deus Ex. I read about it year after year on various technology and gaming sites' &quot;Greatest PC Games of All Time&quot; lists, but somehow never picked it up. A couple years ago, I saw it pop up on a Steam sale, so (naturally) I bought it and gave it a shot. There was a lot of hype behind it, and as such it had a lot to live up to.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Editorial/PC-Personal-Game-Year-2011" class="inline-image-link" title="View: DeusEx 2012-01-06 22-28-03-76.png"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2012-01-06/DeusEx%202012-01-06%2022-28-03-76.png" alt="DeusEx 2012-01-06 22-28-03-76.png" title="DeusEx 2012-01-06 22-28-03-76.png" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="452" /></a></div></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><em>Try taking away my equiptment now!</em></p>
<p>Unfortunately, it never really came close to living up to all of the hype and praise that people gave it. That is not to say that it's a bad game, just that compared to the newer games that I was used to it wasn't my personal favorite. <img align="right" alt="" src="http://pcper.com/files/news/2012-01-06/text_box.png" />From the perspective of comparing it with games of its time, it certainly is an interesting release and relatively really good. Compared to the much improved graphics, controls, budgets, and hardware of years later (when I finally played it); however, it simply did not measure up. One of my main gripes with the game was that the AI was not all that great and at some points would have super vision that could spot me from a football field away in the shadows. Had I played it when it came out and had games of that era to compare it to, (and the nostalgic love) I'm sure I would be among those singing it's praises but as a late comer to the game I just wasn't interested.</p>
<p>While PC gamers grew up with Deus Ex, I grew up with the Metal Gear Solid series and I absolutely loved sneaking around and being Solid Snake. Sure, the story was a crazy one, but the same could be said for Deus Ex. That's not to say that I didn't play PC games like Doom 3 (I went from Wolfenstein 3D to Doom 3 due to not growing up with constant internet access living out in the boonies and not having the money for a powerful GPU) but that the games that most stick around in my mind as favorites and fond memories were things like MGS (whereas others may have held Deus Ex for example). I did find Deus Ex's story interesting though even if I wasn't too impressed with the graphics or game play, so when I read that a new Deus Ex was coming out and that it was getting the proper PC attention (thanks, Nixxes!) as it should, I jumped on the chance to play it. Now that I have built a few PCs and have a decent video card, playing the new Deus Ex: Human Revolution was a &quot;no-brainer&quot;.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Editorial/PC-Personal-Game-Year-2011" class="inline-image-link" title="View: dxhr_vents.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2012-01-06/dxhr_vents.jpg" alt="dxhr_vents.jpg" title="dxhr_vents.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="339" /></a></div></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><em>Enough vents to make even Solid Snake jealous!</em></p>
<p>To make what could be a long and spoiler-ific story about Deus Ex: HR short, the game is my personal game of the year because it made me feel like Solid Snake again, vents and all. The conversations, hacking, story, augments, and graphics were all really fun and memorable. From walking around the city and listening to the people to punching through a wall to take out an enemy to sneaking through the vents and reading all the emails the game was immersive and I found myself staying up all night not wanting to go to sleep in favor of breaking into my co-workers office and reading their email... umm all in the name of keeping the office secure (some Head of Security I was!). Some of the comments I <a href="http://verrytechnical.com/random-tangent-8-where-i%E2%80%99ve-been/">blogged</a> about just after completing the game include that despite the long loading times, there are more vents than you can shake a stick at and being able to stealth around was very fun. More specifically, I noted:</p>
<blockquote><p>&quot;The emails and conversations that you overhear walking around the city are nice touches that help immersion. Some people have complained about the graphics quality; however, for what it is I find them to be very good. For a multi-platform game, it certainly runs well on the PC, which is an exceptional feat in this day and age!. . . . I have to say that it was an awesome experience!&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I'm sure that Ryan will disagree that Deus Ex: Human Revolution is the Game Of The Year, but for me it was very memorable, fun, and far exceeded my expectations. Now that I have found out about some cool sounding mods for the original Deus Ex, I may have to give it a second chance ;)</p>
<p>I invite the rest of the PC Per crew to share their personal Game of the Year as well as you, the readers! What was your favorite game this year, and why?</p>
<p><em><strong>Runners up</strong>&nbsp;included Saints Row: The Third which is also crazy fun and Portal 2 who's story was awesome but came out so early in the year that it slipped my mind as GOTY.</em></p>
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<p>TMAK World, a technology blog recently held a contest to see what game the site's users deserved the Game of the Year award. They received 1,117 votes and tallied them up for a top 10 list. According to the article, the top three games represented 75% of the votes, and the first and second games were both ones that released close to the end of the year.</p>
<p><a href="http://pcper.com/files/review/2011-09-28/screen03.jpg"><img width="600" height="375" alt="" src="http://pcper.com/files/review/2011-09-28/screen03.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Anyway, without further adieu, The Game of the Year for 2011 is Battlefield 3! The popular multi-player first person shooter (FPS) won with 33% of the votes. Portal 2 and Skyrim followed up in third and second place respectively with 14% and 26% of votes.</p>
<p>Continue on to TMAK World to find out which other PC games <a href="http://www.tmakworld.com/2012/01/top-10-pc-games-of-2011.html">made the Top 10</a> list!</p>
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<p>As many readers of the site will know, the PC Perspective guys have been a &ldquo;bit&rdquo; interested in EA&rsquo;s latest multiplayer first person shooter (FPS) Battlefield 3. Ryan for one has been &ldquo;testing&rdquo; Battlefield 3 extensively since the game&rsquo;s release as he admitted on the latest TWICH podcast.</p>
<p>According to EA, the PC Per staff are not the only ones to enjoy the game (despite some game issues; I&rsquo;m looking at you Origin) as Battlefield 3 has sold a whopping 5 million copies. It seems as though Battlefield 3 has emerged from the battle against stability issues to win the war and be a successful release. Battlefield 3&rsquo;s sales have also impressed Electronic Arts who claimed the 5 million copies have surpassed their &ldquo;best expectations.&rdquo; Unfortunately, they have yet to release the numbers (that I want to see) concerning the percentage of sales of the PC versus the consoles.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/General-Tech/Battlefield-3-Sells-5-Million-Copies" class="inline-image-link" title="View: screen06.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2011-11-01/screen06.jpg" alt="screen06.jpg" title="screen06.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="339" /></a></div></p>
<p>Another bit of positive BF3 news is that almost 99 % of the game stability issues have been fixed. M ore information on the game issues can be found <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/10/ea-estimates-5mm-copies-of-battlefield-3-sold-claims-stability-issues-solved.ars">here</a>. Until next time, feel free to hit up the <a href="http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/platoon/2832655240994055089/">PCPER BF3 platoon</a> and play with some fun people!</p>
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